You’ll laugh and learn as your instructor, Tom Lundstedt, CCIM, enthusiastically leads you through real world, rental property examples. When you’ve completed this course, you’ll be able to comfortably “talk the talk” with your investor clients about such items as: cash flow, NOI, depreciation, rate of return, income tax savings and much more. This course will increase your confidence when working with investor clients and open your eyes to many new opportunities.

The modules covered in this course are:

Money Machine

Four Financial Benefits

Investment Property Worksheet

Income and Expenses

Cash Flow Before Tax

Principal Reduction and Tax Savings

Income Tax Savings: Depreciation

Income Tax Savings: Calculation

Appreciation and Rates of Return

Case Study 1

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

recognize that investment real estate requires a different set of skills than residential real estate.

list the four financial benefits of owning investment real estate.

explain the role of depreciation in creating income tax savings.

explain the importance of financing in determining the success of a real estate investment.

calculate and explain the significance of the operating expense ratio.

calculate the property's net operating income.

explain how principal reduction is taxable.

identify the four depreciable categories.

calculate an investment property's taxable income.

explain that appreciation should be considered an added benefit.

use the Investment Property Worksheet to analyze an investment property before the purchase or listing.

Course Content

Each module will begin with an informational video lecture from the course instructor, Tom Lundstedt, followed by interactive activities to expand upon the module's subject. At the end of each module is a short quiz to help remember the important points you should now be better familiar with.

After completing all of the modules, a 30-question final exam will be given. The final exam is not timed and can be attempted as many times as needed to earn the minimum 70% passing score. A course completion certificate for Oregon real estate continuing education credit will be issued after passing the final exam.

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